Brigham City in Box Elder County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Box Elder Fort
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 23, 2023
1. Box Elder Fort Marker
In July 1853 Brigham Young ordered the people settled in the Brigham City vicinity, construct another fort to provide protection from the Indians. This fort extended North and South about 15 rods and East and West about 8 rods. From a point located about 15 feet east of this marker. The Fort was later expanded to accomodate more settlers and a school house was then built adjacent to it. The exterior walls of the fort were actually the walls of the log houses which comprised the three walls of the fort. The south end the school near the location of the school was left open. The Indian danger soon abated and President Brigham Young ordered that a survey and a plat of the city be made in 1855 to allow the settlers to move from the fort. om the fort.
Erected by Sons of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 55.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.
Location. 41° 31.003′ N, 112° 1.123′ W. Marker is in Brigham City, Utah, in Box Elder County. It is on 275 North 200 West. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this
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Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Cache Valley and in the West Desert. It is also in the American Mountain West and in Colorado Plateau. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Brigham City Co-Op (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Pioneer Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Erected in Honor of Brigham Young (approx. 0.4 miles away); Brigham City Co-op Store (approx. 0.4 miles away); Brigham City Fire Station/City Hall (approx. half a mile away); Historic Brigham City Relief Society Granary (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Davis Fort-Built 1851 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Baron Woolen Mill (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brigham City.
Also see . . . Box Elder Fort. (Submitted on July 14, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 324 times since then and 27 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 6, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
